H.—3l.

SECTION 5. —WORKING OF THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. Table 1. —Showing Samples respectively of Milk and other Foodstuffs taken and dealt with during the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

Thus 512 of a total of 644 infant deaths in the first month of life occurred during the first week, and may be regarded as mainly due to pre-natal influences. It is also of interest to record that well over half of the infant deaths (in the first twelve months of life) occurred in this first week—i.e., 512 in a total of 924.

Table 2.—Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

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Samples not complying. NUmbe tak 1 en amPlea K™»** <* Vendors. eg j Number o£ Warning8 j^S"^, Health District. issued. recommended. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. North Auckland . . 264 61 230 53 18 5 4 2 8 ' 3 Central Auckland .. 1,018 297 1,006 260 71 32 62 22 8 i 8 South Auckland .. 180 27 180 27 6 .. 4 .. 2 Thames-Tauranga . . 34 11 34 11 2 1 2 .. .. 1 Taranaki .. .. 70 ; 16 53 15 1 2 . . .. 1 2 East Coast.. .. 109 15 109 : 15 3 1 2 .. 1 1 Wanganui-Horowhemia 221 90 ! 166 71 25 6 8 1 17 5 Wairarapa-Hawke's 265 91 261 68 13 4 4 . . 9 4 Bay ! Central Wellington .. 1,752 99 1,616 57 40 6 13 1 26 3 Nelson-Marlborough .. Ill 42 110 35 i 4 2 . . 2 4 Canterbury .. 1,253 68 1,179 55 j 70 14 46 6 17 6 West Coast .. 161 4 131 3 4 2 3 1 1 ! 1 Otago .. .. 793 243 365 157 135 27 61 26 ! 11 1 Southland .. .. 148 69 67 52 23 6 20 6 3 Totals.. .. 6,379 1,133 5,507 879 413 108 229 627 j 108 35 I

Number of Premises inspected Number of Number of such tt hi ™ j. . i engaged in the Instances Articles Food Premises Health District. %%• _ << • j » • • a •* Selling or were seized requiring Sanitary Manufacture of or "destroyed." Alteration. Foodstuffs. North Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,635 8 466 Central Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,393 60 238 South Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,210 1 12 184 Thames-Tauranga . . . . .. .. 536 .. Ill Taranaki .. .. .. . . .. 590 16 66 East Cape .. .. .. .'. .. 873 24 201 Wanganui-Horowhenua . . . . . . 340 94 29 Wairarapa-Hawkc's Bay . . . . .. 284 .. 3 Central Wellington .. .. .. .. 214 25 20 Nelson-Marlborough . . . . .. .. 518 2 37 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 870 1 5 West Coast .. .. .. .'. .. 586 15 19 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 1,319 13 157 Southland .. .. .. .. ..864 7 20 Totals .. .. .. .. 13,232 277 1,556